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Take the Crazy out of Busy
Some years back, I was snapping at my wife and children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day. Before long, things around our house reflected the pattern of my hurry-up style.
After supper one evening, the words of one of our daughters gave me a wake-up call. She wanted to tell me something important that had happened to her at school that day. She hurriedly began, "Daddy-I-wanna-tell-yousomethin'-and-I'll-tell-you-really-fast."
Realizing her frustration, I answered, "Honey, you can tell me . . . and you don't have to tell me really fast. Say it slowly."
I'll never forget her answer: "Then listen slowly."
I had taken no time for leisure. Not even at meals with my family. Everything was fast-moving and uptight.
Fighting The "Busy" Urge
We've been programmed to think that fatigue is next to godliness, haven't we? That the more exhausted we are (and look!), the more spiritual we are. We applaud those with insane schedules for their many accomplishments.
Yet when I look at the life of Christ, I find no evidence that he embraced such a theory. In fact, I find the opposite. On several occasions, although surrounded by needs, we see Jesus deliberately taking a break. He got away from the demands of the public and relaxed with his disciples.
His was a life of accomplishing everything the Father sent him to do, but he did so without neglecting times of rest. And if that is the way he lived, it makes good sense for you and me to live that way too.
In Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he told his readers to be "imitators of God" (5:1). Our task is to mimic him. And if we take a look at Genesis, we find God resting at least one-seventh of the time. He did not do so because he was exhausted after creating the world. Omnipotence never grows tired! He hadn't run out of ideas. He easily could have made more worlds, created infinite numbers of life forms, and multiplied the galaxies.
But he didn't. He deliberately stopped.
He spent an entire day resting. In fact, he blessed that seventh day, setting it apart as special—something he did not do with any other day. By doing so, he made rest a priority.
We need his help to live that way, don't we? He underscored that priority when he led the psalmist to write, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Ps. 46:10).
Lord God, we find ourselves running in a tight radius, like a rat in a sewer pipe. Our world has become too small, too routine, too grim. Remind us that we are not rats, we are sheep. You have made us whole people who are free to think and relax in leisure, not slaves chained to a schedule. Enable us to break loose! Show us how to "listen slowly." Give us the courage to start today and the hope we need to stay fresh tomorrow.
May we become like your Son, committed to the highest standard of excellence, both at work and rest, devoted to your will, easy to live with, at peace within.
In his strong name we pray.
About the Contributors
Charles R. Swindoll
Charles R. Swindoll has devoted his life to the accurate, practical teaching and application of God's Word and His grace. A pastor at heart, Chuck has served as the founder and senior pastor-teacher of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas. His leadership as president and now Chancellor Emeritus of Dallas Theological Seminary has helped prepare and equip a new generation for ministry. Chuck and his wife Cynthia, have four grown children, ten grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.


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In the end, they named it the phonograph. But it might have been called the omphlegraph, meaning "voice writer." Or the antiphone (back talker). Or the didasko phone (portable teacher). These are some of the names someone wrote in a logbook in Thomas Edison's laboratory in 1877, after Edison and his assistants invented the first rudimentary machine for recording and playing back sounds. From the first, they thought it would be used to reproduce the human voice, but they had no clear idea of its exact purpose.
Edison once said, "Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent." But all his life, he was a better inventor than salesman. The phonograph, his first invention to make him world-famous, is a perfect example. It was the product of a well-prepared but wandering mind.
It was also the outcome of an amazing burst of inventiveness. One evening in July 1877, while relaxing with his assistants after their regular midnight dinner, Edison had an idea. They were working with ways to use paper strips to make a record of telegraph messages. Why not adapt those to record the vibrations of the diaphragm in a telephone mouthpiece? Thinking out loud, Edison suggested attaching a needle to the back of the diaphragm and mounting it above rollers for the paper strips. Speaking into the mouthpiece would cause the diaphragm to move, which in turn would cause the needle to inscribe squiggled indentations into the strips. If the paper were then pulled through the rollers again with the needle resting in the groove, the indentations would move the attached diaphragm, which should reproduce the original sound.
Edison's assistants set to work. Within the hour, they had a working device they tried out by reciting "Mary had a little lamb" into the telephone. In the first trial, all that could be heard from the playback was "ary ad ell am." But that was encouraging. The staff went on working through the night, fiddling with the gizmo and thus occurred the first midnight recording session.
Edison and his crew later replaced the paper and rollers with tinfoil, which was wrapped around a cylinder attached to a crank. But Edison did not regard the machine as commercially promising. At best, he thought, it might be an office machine allowing businessmen to dictate letters.
When word of the invention spread, however, the outside world saw greater possibilities. The dead could speak to us, eternally! Collectors could keep what the New York Times called a "well-stocked oratorical cellar." But the primitive phonograph that Edison demonstrated for the editors of Scientific American that December remained exceedingly limited. It could clearly introduce itself "How do you do? How do you like the phonograph?" but that exhausted its recording capacity.
Still, the editors were excited enough to publish an admiring bulletin about the device a first shot that set off an avalanche of publicity. A reporter wrote him, "I want to know you right bad," and everyone else did too. Investors enlisted him in a new venture, the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co. But he soon lost interest in making the phonograph a salable product. The company introduced a toy model that functioned badly and a second, more expensive one that was used by show-business entrepreneurs who rented concert halls to demonstrate the wondrous machine to paying audiences. It broke down frequently and required a trained technician's constant attention.
Ten years elapsed before Edison returned to the phonograph, only after a competitor developed a wax-coated cylinder that could be removed without ruining the recording, something impossible to do with Edison's delicate tinfoil. To him, the idea that his most cherished invention faced competition was unendurable. He set to work on what he would call the Perfected Phonograph. When he introduced it to the market, however, in 1889, it was anything but perfect as the dictation device he still thought it to be. But it played music beautifully. Edison's backers tried to persuade him that the phonograph could be marketed for entertainment purposes, but he could not let go of his conviction that it was destined for the office.
Competitors leaped further ahead, developing a new recording medium, the disc, and rushing to sign musical artists to recording contracts. Eventually, Edison capitulated and entered the recorded-music business too a business he was poorly suited to as a man who disapproved of most genres of popular music. He dismissed "miserable dance and ragtime selections" and described jazz as something for "the nuts." Another competitor soon emerged, the Victor Talking Machine Co. and its Victrola. And while Victor built a stable of notable musical artists, Edison remained unwilling to pay royalty advances necessary to recruit stars.
In the 1920s, Edison's phonograph faced a new challenge, commercial radio. The other phonograph companies introduced radios but Edison refused, wanting nothing to do with the medium's inferior sound quality. Prodded by his sons, he grudgingly relented, but the move came too late in the midst of the stock-market crash of 1929. Within a year, his radio company ceased production. Edison died a year later. The music industry he had set in motion lived on, evolving into stereo, iPods and streaming music. He had made it all possible, without ever quite grasping how to make the most of it for himself.
Stross is the author of The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World


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Their Finest - An exceedingly fine affair
Based on Lissa Evans' novel Their Finest Hour And A Half, Lone Scherfig's wartime comedy drafts frothy drama and heart-tugging romance into active service, assisted by a starry and largely British cast.
Inveterate scene-stealer Bill Nighy delivers another masterclass in deadpan delivery and arched eyebrows as a one-time screen idol, whose glory days are far behind him.
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Hide AdGemma Arterton is a delightful foil, banging a drum for gender equality in the face of chauvinist condescension, with sterling support from the likes of Richard E Grant, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan and Jeremy Irons.
The script, penned by Gaby Chiappe, maintains a brisk pace and a light tone despite the grim historical backdrop, celebrating the power of cinema to dispel the gloom during the Second World War.
"Films: real life with the boring bits cut out," pithily professes one crew member.
Their Finest largely observes these sage words and only permits reality to bite in closing frames when the devastation of the Blitz takes its toll on the key figures.
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Roger Swain (Grant) heads up the film division and he entreats scriptwriters Tom Buckley (Sam Claflin) and Raymond Parfitt (Paul Ritter) to unearth a true story of wartime heroism that embodies "authenticity with optimism" and can be immortalised on celluloid.
The real-life rescue of wounded British soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk by twin sisters using their father's boat is just the ticket.
Catrin is asked to pen the female characters' dialogue - dismissively referred to as "the slop" - and she toils alongside Tom and Raymond to give voice to the sisters.
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Thus, handsome airman Carl Lundbeck (Jake Lacy), who is more wooden than the studio sets, is cast alongside ageing theatrical ham Ambrose Hilliard (Nighy) on a shoot that sparks forbidden romance and mutual respect between Catrin and Tom.
Their Finest is a sweet and charming confection with a full conscription of reliable cliches to keep the cinematic fires burning.
Arterton and Claflin kindle a spiky on-screen romance, conflicted about their feelings for each other until a supporting character observes, "When life is so precious, it seems an awful shame to waste it."
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After two full days of debate, members of Florida's House this evening voted 67-50 to approve a package of measures aimed at preventing another school shooting like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. It now goes to the governor. The bill bans bump stocks, imposes a three-day waiting period and raises to 21 the age required for all gun purchases. It also allows certain school employees, including some teachers, to carry guns at school.
Joining us now from Tallahassee is NPR's Greg Allen. Hi, Greg.
GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: Hi, Mary Louise.
KELLY: So lots in this bill, including, I gather, $400 million to improve school security - unpack for us what exactly is in it.
ALLEN: Yes. It's - I think you can fairly say it's a comprehensive bill. There's a lot in it. The money will help hire more school resource officers. They'd like to have at least one officer at every school in Florida and as many as one per every thousand students. So that's a lot more law enforcement people at schools. They'll have whole mental health counselors. They want to have teams that are available to counsel and to assess students to avoid the kind of situation we have with people with mental problems that are not seen to and not helped.
Also, there's a lot of money to harden schools, to add things like metal detectors, bulletproof glass, metal doors - that kind of thing. There's - and then it goes on. There's a commission that's going to be set up that's going to be kind of like our version of the 9/11 Commission. It's going to examine all the events that led up to the to the Parkland shooting and the response afterwards.
And then there's money to replace the building there where the shootings occurred and to also build a memorial to the 17 killed. So there's a lot of things there. And the last thing I'll mention is that officers now will have the authority to temporarily seize the guns of people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others, and that could be a big thing that could help avoid this kind of thing in the future.
KELLY: Am I right in guessing the NRA is not terribly happy about this bill that passed tonight?
ALLEN: Right. That's been one of the most significant things about this because this is a state that's been very strong on gun rights. The NRA has a lot of clout in Tallahassee. They fought hard against some of the provisions, and they called on their members to pressure representatives, and a lot of pressure was brought to bear on them. In the end, we had many pro-gun rights Republican members bucking the NRA and voting for the bill saying that, you know, they don't care about the primary. They want to do the right thing.
One of the Democrats today in the debate said that the bill was a gut-punch to the NRA and thought that they could undo more. So we will see as this goes forward. But that said, there is one thing the NRA wanted here, and that was to make schools no longer gun-free zones. And so they did take a step in that direction.
KELLY: What about what is surely the most controversial part of this bill, this measure I mentioned that allows some school employees to carry guns? Do we have detail on how that would work?
ALLEN: Right. It's fairly detailed. And that of course is what we're talking about. Something the NRA has pushed for is to keep not - no longer keep all guns out of schools. The way this would work is that it's a program that'd be set up that would be optional for school districts and for sheriffs. And so you've got some districts like Miami-Dade and Broward County and Hillsborough County over in Tampa saying that they're not going to take part in it already.
So a lot of the big districts don't want to have anything to do with it, but those that do will be able to take school employees who are not exclusively classroom teachers, give them the authority, go through 132 hours of training, get background checks. And if they go through all that and become, like, de facto sheriff's deputies, they can then carry guns in the schools. And they will also include a $500 stipend to help that person buy a gun if they need one.
KELLY: Thank you, Greg.
ALLEN: You're welcome.
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Senate (again) passes amnesty. High court decides marriage, voting rights.
After invoking cloture, the U.S. Senate on May 25, 2006, adopted the so-called Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 by a vote of 62 to 36. That bill was never voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives, and did not become law. This week, on June 27, 2013, the U.S. Senate again adopted a comprehensive immigration reform bill after invoking cloture, this time by a vote of 68-32.
This bill will also not receive a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, and like its 2006 predecessor will not become law. Nor should it. The new bill again features an immigration amnesty that undermines legal limits on immigration and encourages future illegal immigration. It would effectively triple legal immigration over the next decade while we are stuck in the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression. It guarantees no additional enforcement. In an effort to garner votes, it is loaded with slush fund spending and special interest add-ons.
My favorite of the add-ons is the "Schumer E-3 Irish Visas", inserted into the bill by Senator Chuck Schumer to provide 10,500 annual work visas to Irish citizens only. No Mexicans or any other nationality can apply for these visas, although more Americans trace their family roots to Ireland than to any other country. These are the opposite of so-called diversity visas supposed to diversify America. These are anti-diversity visas.
R.I.P. anti-diversity visas, amnesty, false promises of enforcement, and pay-offs to big business. The senators who voted for this bad bill should all be challenged in their next primary elections.
Also this week, the Supreme Court finally recognized the overdue and unavoidable truth, that the constitutional right of same-sex married Americans to equal protection under the law trumps the deliberately demeaning so-called "Defense of Marriage Act". It also sustained the lower court decision upholding California's legalization of same-sex marriage.
But because the Supreme Court did not explicitly declare same-sex marriage a constitutional right, states can continue to define marriage traditionally as limited to opposite-sex couples. The political battle over marriage rights will continue at the state level until a constitutional right to same-sex marriage is recognized, which now seems likely if not inevitable.
On the other hand, the Supreme Court invalidated parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which subjected jurisdictions with a history of discrimination to federal oversight, thus opening the door to new efforts to suppress citizen voting in those jurisdictions.
What I feel the majority in that case ignored was the martyrs who gave their lives before 1965 while defending voting rights in the very jurisdictions which came to be covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Those martyrs whose names should never be forgotten include Medger Evers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, James Reeb, Viola Liuzzo, and too many others.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, and its renewal by overwhelming vote of Congress as recently as 2006, was a tribute to those martyrs. The efforts of Congress to fulfill the promise of the 15th Amendment which guarantees voting rights of citizens should have been supported and sustained by the Supreme Court.
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D M Turner MESCALINE: PEYOTE
SAN PEDRO CACTUSINTENSITY: 3 to 8 for most experiences.
Mescaline is a naturally occurring psychedelic found in several cactus species, most notably, Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) and San Pedro (Trichocereus pachanoi). Several other members of the trichocereus family also contain mescaline.Mescaline belongs to a family of compounds known as phenethylamines, making it quite distinct from the other major psychedelics which belong to the indole family. LSD, psilocybin, harmaline, and DMT are all indoles. Many synthetic "designer" psychedelics, such as ecstasy (MDMA) and 2C-B, are phenethylamines, and are related to the chemistry of mescaline.
In addition to containing mescaline, the cacti mentioned above contain a large variety of related psychoactive compounds, and will produce experiences that are qualitatively different than pure mescaline. The experience produced by Peyote is also quite distinct from that produced by cacti from the trichocereus family.
The literature I've read indicates that many members of the trichocereus family are psychoactive. I've only tried three or four of these and found them to be basically equal in potency. Many references indicate that one variety, Trichocereus peruvianus, is several times as potent by weight as the other trichocereus species. Psychoactive species include:
T. bridgesii, T. cuzcoensis, T. fulvinanus, T. macrogonus, T. pachanoi, T. peruvianus, T. taquimbalensis, T. tersheckii, T. validus, T. werdermannius.
Peyote and San Pedro are New World psychedelics. In ancient times their use was concentrated in the regions to which they are native. Peyote was used throughout Mexico to as far north as Texas, San Pedro in the Andes mountain region of South America. The earliest known depiction of San Pedro cactus is on a stone tablet found in Peru dating to 1300 B.C. Ritual objects containing images of Peyote have been found dating back to 500 B.C. The introduction of Peyote into the U.S. and Canada, and its use by North American Indian tribes, occurred much more recently, beginning sometime in the late 1800s.As with mushrooms, the Roman Catholic church tried to abolish the use of Peyote and San Pedro. However, they were only partially successful. Peyote use spread from Mexico to North America, and the Native American Church was formed in 1918 to preserve Native Americans' right to use Peyote. And with San Pedro, the ceremony practiced by many South American shamans continued while incorporating several Christian symbols into the rituals. The name of a Christian saint was even adopted for the cactus.
Mescaline was the first psychedelic compound to be extracted and isolated, which occurred in 1896. In 1919 it became the first psychedelic to be synthesized. For the next 35 years it remained a somewhat obscure compound known primarily to the psychiatric community. In 1953 the popular novelist Aldous Huxley read about mescaline. Soon thereafter Huxley tried mescaline, and brought it to the attention of the public by writing The Doors of Perception.
Today, natives throughout North America still perform sacred Peyote rituals. In South America shamans continue to hold traditional San Pedro ceremonies which are associated with healing, imparting or counteracting witchcraft, and putting one in touch with supernatural and divinatory powers. A claim frequently heard about the San Pedro experience is that the user embarks on a flight of a telepathic nature being transported across time and space. A user who embarks on this "astral journey" may perceive events happening in distant parts of the world, or in metaphysical realms. This flight phenomenon, which I have not encountered in my experience with San Pedro, may result from solanaceous plants which are frequently included in the San Pedro brew and contain the Belladonna alkaloids.
In the U.S. Peyote is illegal for all but members of the Native American Church, and it is seldom seen in the psychedelic underground. Apparently there is even becoming a shortage for the Native American population, since the cactus grows at a very slow rate. A typical 2" diameter Peyote button may require 20 years to reach that size, and it has been harvested much faster than it can grow for many years.Synthetic or pure crystalline mescaline is one of the rarest psychedelics, and misrepresentation of other substances as being mescaline is very common. I've only come across true synthetic mescaline once in my life, but have seen items ranging from LSD to DOB (a relative of 2C-B) being sold as mescaline several times.
Illegal drug labs rarely produce mescaline for the underground market because of its inefficiency, high cost, and lack of a market. It requires approximately 1/2 gram of mescaline sulfate to produce a psychedelic trip. This same amount of material would represent 4 doses of ecstasy, 20 doses of 2C-B, 50 doses of psilocin, or 2500 doses of LSD. And without the large market of substances like ecstasy, smaller, less efficient batches must be produced, raising the cost of production even higher. The small amount of mescaline that is produced for the psychedelic underground typically fetches from $100 to $200 per gram, ($50 to $100 per dose), clearly too expensive to become a popular street drug.
Mescaline sulfate can be distinguished by the structure of its crystals. These are approximately 1/4" long and look like fine needles or shards of glass. The amount of mescaline needed for a high can fill two double 0 gelatin caps. Those who claim they've had mescaline in tiny microdot pills, or as a white powder in a capsule where only 1/8th of a gram produced a powerful experience, have been given something other than real mescaline. Another form of mescaline which I've never tried, mescaline hydrochloride, is said to be about 25% more potent than mescaline sulfate.
The most readily available source of mescaline is trichocereus cacti which can be found in many large nurseries, particularly ones that deal exclusively in cacti and succulents. I tend to buy only from nurseries that mark their cacti with the botanical names, and try to avoid asking for psychoactive cacti by name. I was quite blown out when a redneck cacti wholesaler responded to my request for Trichocereus peruvianus with "That's supposed to be a high alkaloidal content cactus, I don't know if that's the reason you're looking for it." Another cacti wholesaler sold me an unmarked cactus claiming it to be T. peruvianus. It was psychoactive, but no more so than other trichocereus species I've tried.
If the cacti sellers do not know people are buying their cacti for psychoactive purposes it is less likely to become an issue with the authorities. And since this magical plant is one of my favorite "legal" highs, I'd like to see it remain legal and available indefinitely. Trichocereus cacti are considered legal for ornamental purposes only. It is illegal to ingest, extract, or sell for psychoactive purposes: a fairly gray area of the law.
Before going cactus shopping I've found it useful to look at pictures and read physical descriptions of these varieties. Many large libraries will have a selection of books on cacti and possibly lexicons. Most varieties of trichocereus are difficult to tell apart, and I've even seen conflicting information in the keys of lexicons. However, these books should at least give one an idea of which cacti to examine the name tags on. These cacti are also frequently available from various herb and plant dealers that cater to the underground.
DOSAGE and PREPARATION:
The amount of mescaline sulfate required for a full experience is about 500 mg. (or approximately 350 mg. of mescaline hydrochloride) Pure mescaline should be taken in two half-doses about 30 minutes apart. This will minimize disturbance of the stomach, which usually passes after the first couple hours of the high. When consuming whole cacti one is actually taking a combination of alkaloids which synergistically interact with each other, producing an experience which is different, and sometimes more desirable, than pure mescaline.The potency of Peyote, as well as different people's tolerance to it, seems to vary widely. Some people report powerful experiences from as few as three or four Peyote buttons. More often users consume 12 to 15 buttons, and eating more than two dozen is not unheard of. The amount of San Pedro one must consume to obtain the full effects is a piece approximately 10" long and 3" in diameter. Cactus is most potent when harvested during the hotter times of the year.
Trichocereus cacti are relatively quick growing and easy to make cuttings of. Each plant may produce one or more highs worth per year. When harvesting these cacti the top four inches of growing tip can be cut off to be replanted. A length from beneath this can then be cut to consume. The remaining cactus stub will also continue to grow, frequently putting out several branches where it was cut off. The tip cutting should be laid on its side in the sun until the exposed flesh calluses. Once this has occurred, it should be placed upright in a half soil/half sand mixture with good drainage. When cutting the lower, consumable section of the cactus, care should be taken to cut at an angle, going upwards toward the middle of the plant. The fleshy part of the cactus will shrink in where it was cut, and if cut straight across it will form a bowl that will hold water and tend to mold.
To prepare San Pedro for consumption I first cut out the spines, which is fairly easy to do on most trichocereus. The next step I take is to cut the skin off in "V" strips, cutting from the outside of each rib into the central section of the cactus. These "V" strips are saved as they contain the most potent flesh, although the skin itself is thick, waxy and not edible.
The process of eating San Pedro is definitely not fun. It can be tolerated by most serious trippers, but it is difficult to consume enough cactus to get a powerful high. The taste of different trichocereus species ranges from very bitter to tasteless, the varieties with less taste tending to have a slimy consistency. With these varieties the texture is the main obstacle to consuming large quantities. I chew the cactus to a pulp and then wash it down with some liquid. It also helps to eat some full-grain bread as I'm doing this to soak up the liquid in my stomach.
The dark green flesh next to the skin is the most potent part of the cactus and should be eaten first. I do this by flattening out the "V" strips and scraping the flesh off of the skin with my teeth. I then proceed to the central part of the cactus. This should be eaten around like corn on the cob. The flesh on the protruding ribs should be eaten first. The core is woody and not edible. The high begins coming on some 45 minutes after ingesting, and since it takes a while to consume the cactus, one may start feeling high while they are still eating.
The psychoactive alkaloids can also be extracted using water or alcohol. To extract in water one needs to mash the cactus and boil for several hours. One friend reports excellent results by boiling just the skin with 3/8" of flesh attached to it, evaporating off all the liquid at about 140 degrees F, and then powderizing the resulting residue and packing it in gelatin capsules.
Peyote is even more difficult to eat than San Pedro as the taste is extremely bitter. Some people find that by accepting the flavor and not cringing from it they are able to get past any aversion to eating it. One friend even told me that dried Peyote took on the flavor and consistency of good chocolate. However, those like myself who find the taste intolerable can pulverize the dried buttons and pack them into gelatin capsules.
The mescaline experience is my favorite of the traditional psychedelics (LSD, psilocybin, mescaline). I find it has the advantages of acid: a lucid, penetrating, focused ability of the mind, rather than the more dreamy, drifting state I get from mushrooms. However, I feel totally relaxed with mescaline, even calmer than I feel on mushrooms, and there's no trace of the metallic edge usually felt on acid.Eating whole cactus produces a more body-oriented high than pure mescaline. San Pedro usually produces a very smooth, flowing experience. However, the effects of Peyote are quite different due to its unique mixture of alkaloids. With Peyote, the first couple hours of the experience are very dream-like, drifting, almost a delirium type state. During this time I feel groggy and sleepy and can do little more than lay back and sink into the feeling, which is not unpleasant. Some element of Peyote also acts as an emetic, making most people nauseous about two hours into the trip.
I find the mescaline experience to be more visual than mushrooms or acid. However, I've only experienced really spectacular visuals when using synthetic mescaline. My high tolerance to most psychedelics, along with the capacity of my stomach, has prevented me from ever being as high as I would have liked when eating whole cactus. Like psilocybin, mescaline tends to link me with collective evolutionary consciousness more than synthetics like LSD. The experiences produced by these natural psychedelics seem more "significant" than an acid high, which is more analytical. An acid high often seems to be a by-product of magnifying the mind, whereas with mushrooms and cactus one feels they are in touch with something ancient, spiritual, and personal. Mescaline has a unique signature in this context which I find most magical, a feeling that the Gods or protective allies are smiling down on me. The duration can be 6 to 14 hours depending on the amount consumed. The "coming back" portion of a mescaline trip is smoother than with the other traditional psychedelics. And I've never felt the "drained of energy" or "neural overload" feeling that can come after an intense acid trip. This allows for a more conscious and therapeutic return to regular consciousness, after which I can easily sink into sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.
Some aspects of the mescaline high are quite distinct from LSD or mushrooms. The visions produced by mescaline have a different character and structure. When being overtaken by a full strength mescaline trip, I've felt more than with any traditional psychedelic that I was an extraterrestrial being, immersing myself in new sensory phenomena for the first time. Where LSD or psilocybin heighten and clarify the sense of hearing, mescaline produces auditory hallucinations, heightening the hearing sense but also causing sounds to be quite different than normal. Mescaline also sharpens the olfactory sense to a much finer degree than LSD or psilocybin. I've particularly noted this in my ability to perceive the smells of numerous different plants when using synthetic mescaline outdoors. As for aphrodisiacal use of mescaline, wow!, it brought energies out of me that I never knew I had.
At the conclusion of this chapter is one of my favorite descriptions of a psychedelic experience. It illustrates the depth and spiritual significance that a mescaline experience can produce. This is a description of a Peyote experience which Bernard Roseman undertook with members of the Native American Church in the late l950s. It was published in The Peyote Story, Wilshire Book Company, 1963.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the latest Outside group to launch campaign ads in Alaska's U.S. Senate race. The national business lobby has a 30-second video spot running this week that hits Sen. Mark Begich and supports one of his Republican challengers, former Attorney General Dan Sullivan.
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce President Andrew Halcro immediately issued a statement to say the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a separate organization.
"We just wanted to notify our members that these ads, which are identified as produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have no affiliation with the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce," Halcro said.
Likewise, the Alaska Chamber of Commerce says it doesn't endorse federal candidates. The Alaska Chamber, though, IS a member of the U.S. Chamber. President Rachael Petro says the U.S. group notified her of the ad but says the Alaska Chamber had no input.
"We just have no opinion on this topic and we have nothing to do with those ads," Petro said.
The ad includes footage of a sunrise or sunset that appears to be shot in Alaska, although, oddly, the speeded-up video shows a sun moving the wrong way through sky –from the right side of the frame to the left.
Sullivan's older brother, Frank Sullivan, who runs the Ohio company that makes Rust-Oleum and other coatings, sits on the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber.
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Cemetery Man is a fitting bookend for forty years of Italian horror filmmaking that started out of the blue in 1957 with Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava's I Vampiri. It captures the entire sepulchral spirit of the Italian Euro-horror film, combining the erotic-Gothic necromancy of The Horrible Dr. Hichcock with the later zombie-splatter films of Lucio Fulci and others. Able filmmaker Michele Soavi is a third-generation horror director, having apprenticed with Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento. But perhaps his strongest influence is Terry Gilliam, for whom he accomplished many stylish second-unit scenes for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Cemetery Man is also one of the few Italian horror films to get an extensive American release, in 1996. It can't have been due to the presence of Rupert Everett, as the actor didn't achieve notable star status here until 1997's My Best Friend's Wedding with Julia Roberts. After seeing this artfully taste-challenged gore-fest, nobody will confuse it with Everett's more conventional work. Just before the horror genre decided to pick itself apart -- pardon me, deconstruct itself -- with Scream and other self-conscious thrillers, Cemetery Man took us back deep into core Italo-horror obsessions for one last examination of Mad Love among the dead. The film's source is the macabre novel Dellamorte Dellamore by Italian comic author Tiziamo Sclavi, itself an offshoot of Sclavi's enduring comic character Dylan Dog, who he happened to model after the actor Rupert Everett. Francesco Dellamorte, the "St. Francis of Death" is really a gentle soul who kills out of "indifference or love, but never out of hate." He goes about his grim work whistling "Blue Skies" and is at first fascinated by the morbid miracles emerging from his graveyard. The tale is a standard gloss on the zombie holocaust idea invented by Richard Matheson in his I Am Legend, filmed most memorably with Vincent Price (in Italy) as The Last Man on Earth. Francesco begins as a standard vampire-zombie killer inflected with a Kafka-esque hopelessness, except that in his case both the civil authorities and the local lawman choose to ignore the problem altogether. They also refuse to acknowledge Francesco's culpability for a series of murders, even when they catch him red-handed in the act. Gianni Romoli's script transcends the often pedestrian predictability of earlier genre efforts; Italian slashers and giallos of the 70s weren't known for their intellectual airs. Francesco's nightly zombie killings are soon overshadowed by his love for Anna Falchi's mysterious widow, an erotic hallucination composed of huge eyes and lips, a striking figure and mortiferous veils. Francesco peeks around corners and out of graves just to catch a glimpse of her receding veil. When they first kiss, the veiled woman puts a thin shroud over Francesco's head as well, turning them into figures resembling the macabre "death and the maiden" themes seen in Ornella Volta's collected horror artwork. Francesco's Mad Love plays out amid carnage and grue. The lovers first declare themselves in the cemetery's Ossuary, basically a dripping-wet covered pit full of long-decayed corpses. With her passing and subsequent returns (no spoilers, although she keeps coming back in various forms, like a self-generating hallucination) Francesco falls into an insane nightmare resembling H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator: The resurrected zombies are people he knew and loved. The same is true for Francois Hadji-Lazaro's Gnaghi, the mentally handicapped but endearing gravedigger who stays madly in love with the Mayor's daughter Valentina (Fabiana Formica), even though a violent motorcycle accident has reduced her to a severed head. Gnaghi's TV has been smashed so he places the head in the broken cabinet so she can keep him company. It's an oddball parody of The Brain that Wouldn't Die. Francesco is eventually driven off his rocker by various haunted doppelgangers of his beloved black widow. To please one of them he undergoes a literal emasculation, retracing the path of Tod Browning and Lon Chaney's grotesque silent The Unknown. Mirroring the film Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Francesco goes on a killing spree just so the law will end his misery. Yet the police chief refuses to consider him a suspect, no matter what he does. The final cosmic finale brings Cemetery Man to a philosophical dead end -- or perhaps a riff on the theme of innocence from Citizen Kane. Rupert Everett is perfect as the befuddled and delirious patsy for the morbid goings-on, and Anna Falchi is indeed an erotic vision to break one's heart. Francois Hadji-Lazaro is the first actor since Dwight Frye to successfully assay the misshapen dwarf character, making him lovable and repulsive at the same time. Actor and noted dialogue coach and English-language director Mickey Knox (The Tenth Victim) makes a strong late-career acting appearance as the blithely irrational detective. Anchor Bay's DVD of Cemetery Man is a good enhanced presentation of this 1:66 ratio film. The handsome transfer is good but not quite sharp enough to show the finest details in production designer Massimo Antonello Geleng's dripping tombs and Sergio Stivaletti's grotesque zombie makeups. Anna Falchi's zombie incarnation actually has green roots and vines sprouting through her face. The movie was produced in multi-national versions but the one presented here is the English language copy that allows Everett and Knox to speak in their proper voices. This seems appropriate, as the dubbing of the other actors is excellent. It would have been nice to have the Italian variant as a choice but Fox apparently did not have the license for that version. Oddly though, the trailer included is an Italian original, in the Italian language. Michael Frost's featurette Death is Beautiful contains interviews with director Soavi, Anna Falchi, writer Gianni Romoli and makeup man Stivaletti, and covers the genesis of the film from comic book to release. Michele Soavi has just come out with his first feature since Cemetery Man, a strange crime thriller called Arrivederci amore, ciao. An eight-page insert contains an informative essay on the film by Michael Felsher.
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It seems just like yesterday I was buying organic honey, nuts, and bread outdoors from Morningside Park Farmers Market. Where did the year go? Now I have to get my grocery list ready because shopping at Morningside Park begins this Saturday, May 28th. I'm so ready! How about you?
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The 25th Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts took place from 31 May to 10 June 2012.
The Hay Festival celebrates great writing from poets and scientists, lyricists and comedians, novelists and environmentalists, and the power of great ideas to transform our way of thinking.
For the first time the University of Birmingham's College of Arts and Law hosted a series of talks showcasing our top academics and the breadth of arts and humanities subjects studied by our students.
Wendy Scase examined the origins and purpose of the unique Vernon Manuscript in her talk, entitled 'The Vernon Manuscript - An e-reader on parchment'. Wendy explored the astonishing treasury of literature written in the dialect of the West Midlands over 600 years ago, and discussed how it changed the story of English.
Michael Dobson explored theatregoers enjoyment of watching people die and questioned why modern audiences still prefer their destined corpses to speak in Elizabethan English. Chaired by Clemency Burton-Hill the Director of The Shakespeare Institute focused the discussion on Richard II, Othello and King Lear.
The conditions that made homosexuality an easy norm in ancient Greece were discussed by a panel including Classicist Gideon Nisbet, whilst Niall Livingstone explored what the surviving Greek tragedies and comedies, and the information we have about their performances and audiences, teach us about the Classical world.
In her talk 'Cider in 17th Century England', Claire Preston, looked at apples and Herefordshire cider. Wholesome, nutritious, strengthening, and morally pure, cider's virtues nourished the nation, established Empire, and won wars. Claire explained how cider knocked French wine and the Dutch navy into a cocked hat.
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Are there any convenient/eloquent strategies in Toodledo to see tasks that are due in the future (e.g., 2 weeks), but require a lot of time to complete them, and thus have them pop-out or appear near the top of the the current list (sorted by importance?) rather than a few days before they're do? I can think of several ways around this (e.g., setting up an extra task to do 30-minutes of work on this task due today--repeating daily, etc.). However, I've never seen a goal-setting program that does this well. Ideally, the sorting algorithm would increase the importance of a task that is say, 2 weeks out, but requires 30 hours of work. I was hoping people could share their work-around strategies for being able to plan future time-consuming tasks and then not losing sight of them in the big list. Or perhaps point me to a Toodledo feature that does this well. |
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For tasks like these I will put the due date earlier than the actual due date. Probably put the real due date somewhere in the title.
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Since its founding 35 years ago, Genelec, the world's longstanding pioneer in active monitoring, has consistently shown itself to be an environmentally conscious company. In 2013 and beyond, the company is reaffirming that philosophy by dedicating itself to a renewed long-term green initiative, which will see the introduction of new products and revised, more energy-efficient versions of the existing product line, in addition to other company policies. Genelec management has always strived to adhere to efficient manufacturing and shipping methods, and in fact the very concept of active monitors is at its core more energy-efficient than passive monitor/amplifier combination setups. Environmental consciousness is also a large part of the culture of Genelec's homeland Finland, with the country commonly ranking among the world's greenest.
Will Eggleston, Genelec Inc. Marketing Director, stated, "We believe people do care about the future of the planet, and Genelec has given serious thought about how we can more substantially participate in this philosophy and apply our acoustics and design R&D talents towards the next generation of loudspeaker products. For our new products and updated versions of existing models, as a starting point, we are focusing on 'voltage-friendliness,' with regards to latent power consumption as mandated by the European Union. While the scope of the mandates appears mostly consumer-driven rather than pro, Genelec made a conscious decision to apply these standards to our professional products, because in the end it is just better for the environment and the end user."
A main component of the green initiative is the debut of the new M Series Bi-amplified Active Monitors. The highly energy-efficient M Series takes a new approach to monitor design. The primary focus in developing the new M Series was to proceed with a green mindset without sacrificing the accuracy and reliability for which Genelec has been known for the past 35 years, while offering something new and innovative for project studio customers. The first two models being introduced are the M030 and the M040 Bi-amplified Active Monitors, which employ a Natural Composite Enclosure (NCE) manufactured for Genelec in Finland with wood fiber and recycled material. Another first is that the M Series models feature new class D amplifiers developed in house by Genelec's R&D/engineering team. The class D amplifiers are highly efficient, low distortion amplifiers that operate cooler and lighter than class A/B amps. They also feature Intelligent Signal Sensing (ISS) with auto power-off after being idle for 30 minutes and auto power-on when a signal is detected. Automatic voltage selection allows the monitors to operate throughout the world.
In the near future, Genelec will be updating its entire existing product line with more efficient power management. Eggleston continued, "Genelec is known for sound quality, and we are in a unique position to set new standards in the audio industry in regards to power consumption. We've always been an environmentally conscious company, and as we roll out our updated product line, we have reinforced that commitment for a new era."
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Netflix Announces Upcoming Stand-Up Comedy Slate
"Jim Jefferies: BARE" Premieres August 29
Chelsea Handler's "Uganda Be Kidding Me Live" Premieres October 10
"Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats" Premieres November 14
"Bill Cosby 77" Premieres November 28
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix announced four new exclusive stand-up comedy specials today, joining the previously announced October 10th Chelsea Handler 1-Hour comedy special, "Uganda Be Kidding Me Live" on Netflix's upcoming roster of original comedies. Jim Jefferies, Bill Cosby, Bill Burr, and Chelsea Peretti join the diversified slate of original stand-up comedy specials airing in all territories where Netflix is available.
"Jim Jefferies, Chelsea Handler, Bill Cosby, Bill Burr and Chelsea Peretti are some of the funniest comedians of our time who will have our viewers in stitches," said Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy programming at Netflix. "We are thrilled to bring this diverse slate of talent and their unique, multi-faceted and hilarious points of view exclusively to our members around the world."
Netflix will exclusively premiere Jim Jefferies' stand-up comedy, "Jim Jefferies: BARE," at 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Friday, August 29. Filmed live at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Jim Jefferies is back and fired up as ever in his newest comedy special. No one is safe from Jim's hilarious and shocking observations about politics, new fatherhood, orgies and Neil Diamond. The show follows Jefferies' successful live, international "Day Streaming Tour" and is a follow up to his three previous stand-up performances: "Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust," "Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional," which is currently streaming on Netflix, and "Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God" available on Netflix DVD. Additionally, the first season of Jefferies' comedy series "Legit" is now streaming on Netflix. "BARE" is executive produced by Jim Jefferies, Lisa Blum and Michelle Caputo.
Chelsea Handler headlines her first stand-up special exclusively for Netflix at 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Friday, October 10 in "Uganda Be Kidding Me Live," the culmination of Handler's wildly popular international stand-up comedy tour in support of her fifth New York Times #1 Bestseller, Uganda Be Kidding Me. Using personal photos to enrich her stories and comedy, Handler regales the audience with absurd tales of her global travels and the ridiculous characters in her life, all the while offering her signature unabashed opinions on subjects ranging from her expectations of sexual partners, to the very real problem of dolphin rape. "Uganda Be Kidding Me Live" is executive produced by Chelsea Handler, Tom Brunelle and Brad Wollack.
Chelsea Peretti brings a reimagining of the hour-long special, exclusively to Netflix in "One of the Greats," at 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Friday, November 14. Her unique delivery, writing, physicality, and mind shine in this dark yet silly, tightly-constructed material, filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The production opens a new window into the singular voice of the Brooklyn 99 star and showcases her diverse talents as an actor, standup, writer, and motorcycle enthusiast. "One of the Greats" is executive produced by Chelsea Peretti, Christie Smith, Mike Berkowitz, Brian Volk-Weiss, Cisco Henson and Lance Bangs.
In Bill Cosby's latest special, "Bill Cosby 77," he brings his singular point of view and comedy to his favorite topics, relationships, marriage and children. Taped at the SF Jazz Center in San Francisco on Cosby's 77th birthday and directed by Robert Townsend, the concert will premiere only on Netflix at 12:01 am Pacific on Friday, November 28.
Bill Burr takes the stage of the Tabernacle in Atlanta at 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Friday, December 5 only on Netflix for his fourth hour-long special, "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way." Join him as he escapes the zombie apocalypse in his getaway helicopter, explores how nothing ruins great sex like a rom-com, and explains how too many childhood hugs may be the downfall of man. The special is a follow up to Burr's previous stand-up performances, two of which are streaming on Netflix: "You People Are All the Same" and "Let It Go." Burr also has his comedy special "Why Do I Do This" available by Netflix DVD. "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way" is executive produced by Bill Burr, Dave Becky, Mike Berkowitz, Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson.
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This is the document recorded to start the foreclosure process. The recording date of this document governs the statutes that the foreclosure will follow.
Visit our Foreclosure Property Search page and enter the Foreclosure Sale Number or the property address.
You need to file a written Notice of Intent to Cure with this office no later than 15 calendar days prior to the date of sale. Upon our receipt of your written notice, we will request a cure statement from your lender and forward it to you. There is more information on our Cure a Foreclosure page.
You still own the home and you have the rights and obligations of a homeowner until the time of the foreclosure sale. Once the property is sold at the foreclosure sale, you no longer own the home. If you do not move out after the foreclosure sale, you may be subject to eviction proceedings.
The sale is conducted in the Jury Assembly Room, court side of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden, CO, 80419. These sales are held every Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Public Trustee holds the overbid funds generated at the sale and distributes the money according to the law. Please contact us if you believe there are funds due to you.
A finder is a person who may contact you offering to locate your funds from foreclosure auctions for a fee. Before you sign anything or pay a fee, check with the Office of the Public Trustee to see if your name is on the list. You may also visit the Public Trustee's page to check for your name.
A deficiency bid occurs when the foreclosing lender submits a written bid less than the amount owed. The foreclosing lender may elect to sue the homeowner, or anyone else who signed the original promissory note, for the amount of the deficiency. Bidding at the Public Trustee sale on properties that have deficiency bids begins at $1 over the lender bid amount. In most cases, lenders file deficiency bids because the adjusted fair market value of the property is less than the amount owed.
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Tile and Rug Institute Green Seal Certification of Approval requires that any product meet the following qualifications:
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For the past thirty years, Dry Cleaning was very popular, however that method leaves extraordinary amounts of both dirt and soapy chemical residue in the Tiles, causing the spots to return after a short period of time and sometimes causing harmful skin irritations or toxic fumes.
The reason that Dry-Cleaning methods are no longer recommended is because they do not actually use vacuums, but rather Dry Cleaning (you know the companies) use high speed spinning pads to supposedly "collect" the dirt and soap. However, there is absolutely no extraction of soap OR dirt out of the Tile, leaving toxic soap and dirt in the Tile.
Essentially, soap that is left in Tiles attracts new dirt. Therefore, Dry Cleaning or Steam Cleaning without using a LOW pH Rinse, causes the soapy areas, those which were the dirtiest to begin with, to become dirty again in a shorter period of time because there is no soap removal.
In a way, it begins a viscous cycle wherein the "Dry Cleaner" must return every 3 months to keep getting the same dirt back out. In reality, Dry Cleaning simply wipes some dirt off and leaves a lot of soap and dirt behind.
Even steam cleaners, who do not use the LOW pH FIBER RINSE, are not getting all of the soap out of the Tile and leaving a toxic, irritant and dirt-attracting high pH residue.
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Latin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Latin |
Lingua latina | |
Latin inscription in the Colosseum
Native to | Latium, Roman Monarchy, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Medieval and Early modern Europe, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (as lingua franca), Vatican City |
Ethnicity | Latins |
Era | Vulgar Latin developed into Romance languages, 6th to 9th centuries. latin was lingua franca of medieval Western Europe, and the liturgical language of the Roman Catholic Church. |
Language family | |
Writing system | Latin alphabet |
Official status | |
Official language in | Holy See |
Regulated by | In ancient times, Roman schools of grammar and rhetoric. Today, the Pontifical Academy for Latin. |
Linguasphere | 51-AAB-a |
Latin is an old language that was used in Ancient Rome. Short Latin texts are found from about the 5th century BC, and longer ones from about the 3rd century BC.
Classical Latin was used in the 1st century BC, and was the official language of the Roman Empire. It was widely used in the Western part of the Mediterranean. The languages known as Romance languages developed from the spoken version, called vulgar Latin.
Even though no one speaks Latin as a first language any more, many people study it in school. It is still useful, because it shows how society worked in past times. It can also help understand how languages work. Knowing Latin makes it easier to learn the Romance languages.
Today Latin is still used in taxonomy to give technical names to species and groups of species of living things. Some terms used in medicine to name parts of the body (such as bones) and diseases are also written in Latin.
Latin was very important to Christianity for many centuries. It is still spoken today during some religious activities. It is an official language in the Vatican, where the Pope leads the Roman Catholic Church. People in the Vatican sometimes speak to each other in Latin (if they have different mother tongues). The mass of the Catholic Church may be done entirely in Latin. This is the Mass of the Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form).
There were two types of Latin, classical Latin and vulgar Latin. Classical Latin was used by the educated Romans. It is the one used by the Roman Catholic Church and studied by students around the world. Vulgar Latin was the more common spoken variety used by the common Romans. It was the variety taught to the peoples conquered by the Romans.
Latin was the most important language in most of Europe in the Middle Ages. It was taught in many European schools, and all universities used Latin as the teaching language. Latin began to lose its importance in the Reformation, but it was still often used by authors of scientific books and encyclopedias. Until about 1900 many universities accepted dissertations written in Latin.
As people from other regions of Europe learned vulgar Latin during Roman conquests, over time each region developed its own language, a simplified form of Latin. Those languages are called Romance languages, and they are still spoken today. The five Romance languages with the largest number of speakers are Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian. The Romance languages are very similar to each other, and speakers of one Romance language can understand many words and sentences (in both texts and spoken conversations) from another Romance language. For example, speakers of Portuguese can often understand Spanish. It can be said that the Romance languages are modern dialects of Latin.
Basic structure and grammar
Latin has almost the same inflection structure as Ancient Greek. It uses a different alphabet, though.
Latin has seven different noun cases: nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative and locative. The vocative case is almost always the same as the nominative case. The locative takes the from of the dative. Latin nouns are declined, or changed, according to how they are used in the sentence. A noun can be declined five different ways. These ways are called declensions. The declensions are numbered 1 through 5 (1st Declension, 2nd Declension, ...), and each one has unique endings that identify the noun's declension. When a noun is declined, twelve forms are made, two for each of the noun cases (the locative is omitted).
Verbs also have a similar thing done to them; changing a verb is called conjugation. When a verb is conjugated, six forms are made. There are five factors that can change a verb: person, number, tense, voice, and mood. In all, there are 120 possible forms of each Latin verbs.
Writing Latin
Latin used to be written on plates of wax. These had little space, so words were run together (there was no space between words). Sometimes papyrus was used, but this was expensive. Punctuation was an ancient idea, but came to Latin later. Lowercase letters ('small letters') are relatively modern inventions. The Roman alphabet was derived from the Etruscan language.
The following is the introduction to the Metamorphoses by Ovid; it describes the Golden Age.
Old writing | Modern writing |
Aurea prima sata est aetas, quae vindice nullo, |
English translation
"This was the Golden Age that, without coercion, without laws, spontaneously nurtured the good and the true. There was no fear or punishment: there were no threatening words to be read, fixed in bronze, no crowd of suppliants fearing the judge's face: they lived safely without protection. No pine tree felled in the mountains had yet reached the flowing waves to travel to other lands: human beings only knew their own shores. There were no steep ditches surrounding towns, no straight war-trumpets, no coiled horns, no swords and helmets. Without the use of armies, people passed their lives in gentle peace and security."
Latin after the fall of the Roman Empire
After the fall of the Roman Empire, many people still used Latin. Scholars such as Thomas Aquinas, Petrarch, Erasmus, Luther, Copernicus, Descartes and Newton wrote in Latin. As an example, Hugo Grotius published his work "De jure belli ac pacis" (Common English title: On the Law of War and Peace) in 1625. It is one of the bases of international law.
Images for kids
The Latin Malmesbury Bible from 1407
The signs at Wallsend Metro station are in English and Latin, as a tribute to Wallsend's role as one of the outposts of the Roman Empire, as the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall (hence the name) at Segedunum.
Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico is one of the most famous classical Latin texts of the Golden Age of Latin. The unvarnished, journalistic style of this patrician general has long been taught as a model of the urbane Latin officially spoken and written in the floruit of the Roman Republic.
Latin and Ancient Greek at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, 2014.
The Duenos Inscription, from the 6th century BC, is one of the earliest known Old Latin texts. It was found on the Quirinal Hill in Rome.
A modern Latin text written in the Old Roman Cursive inspired by the Vindolanda tablets, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain. The word Romani ('Romans') is at bottom left.
See also
In Spanish: Latín para niños


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The Bohannon "study" published in Science may have consequences beyond what was intended. In brief, Bohannon picked a list of journals largely from the list identified by Beall as predatory and submitted a bogus article that should have not passed peer review. A large number of journals accepted the article for publication. There is some benefit to this study as it confirms a problem first identified by Beall. However, this article reveals more problems than Bohannon or Science thought. First of all, this is a problematic study in itself, published in a prestigious journal but the Bohannon study itself was not peer reviewed, and I argue that no responsible peer reviewer or serious scholarly journal should have published this article in its existing form. Because the journals were cherry-picked from a list of journals known to be problematic, the logical conclusions at most provide supporting evidence for Beall's qualitative work. These results are clearly not generalizable, and the extent of the problem may be quite small (there are close to 10,000 fully open access journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals; the 157 journals that accepted this article, most not listed in the vetted DOAJ list, represent about 1.5% of open access journals. This study did not conduct a control group, submitting articles to subscription journals; nor did the author mention the literature on similar hoaxes with subscription journals, a substantive omission that should have been picked up by competent peer review and/or academic editing.
More worrying, however, is that while Bohannon and Science may have meant this as an attack on open access, this study could easily be picked up by those who oppose science and scholarship.
For example, an Economist article on this sting begins with a focus on the Sokal hoax; this was a subscription journal, not OA, so not focusing too strongly on OA is much appreciated by the OA movement. Kudos to the Economist for picking up what Science should have. However, this means that an Economist article is focusing on a critique of scholarly peer review rather than a problem with a small set of journals.
Similarly, a CBC article focuses on the problems with peer review, rather than problems with a few new journals that happen to be OA:
This article illustrates what I consider to be a potential danger to all of scholarship / science, not just open access. Here we have a newspaper article quoting a study as saying that the majority of peer-reviewed journals will accept an article that is obviously fabricated. It is not hard to imagine newspaper articles like this being used as fodder for climate change denial types.
To me, this in itself illustrates the need for careful quality control in scholarly communication. It is unethical for Bohannon and Science to publish an article that could so easily be misinterpreted in this way and used as arguments by opponents of science and scholarship. This is a bigger problem for science and scholarship than all of the predatory journals exposed by the Bohannon sting.
In conclusion: the Bohannon sting provides welcome evidence supporting Beall's qualitative evidence of serious problems with a small sub-set of new publishers who happen to be open access publishers. The study is not generalizable, the article was not peer-reviewed and should not have passed peer review in its current form. At minimum, every effort should have been made to ensure that readers understood the limitations of the study (small percentage of OA journals, non-generalizable study), and referred to literature on similar hoaxes that were accepted by subscription journals in the past.


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The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer
Authors: Mark P. Schoenberg, MD, FACS OncoLinkRating: |
Despite the fact that bladder cancer is a fairly common cancer, most people don't know very much about it. You don't hear about bladder cancer on television or read about it in the newspaper. This makes Dr. Mark Schoenberg's comprehensive book, The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer, all the more valuable to bladder cancer patients.
Dr. Schoenberg, an Associate Professor in the Department of Urology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with his associates whose specialties include urology, oncology, pathology, radiology, nursing and stoma therapy, has written a truly all inclusive guide that takes patients from screening to diagnosis and treatment. This book is an excellent resource that will benefit patients who are newly diagnosed as well as those who are already undergoing medical or surgical treatments, including chemotherapy.
The guide includes a very comprehensive glossary, and what is described as a "geography lesson" on the urinary tract, along with clear explanations, diagrams, and pictures of x-rays, CT scans, procedures and equipment. The book gives an overview of bladder cancer, including risk factors and statistics, and goes on to discuss specifics about diagnostic testing and procedures, minor and major surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
More importantly, Dr. Schoenberg includes information on simply dealing with the diagnosis of cancer and the physical as well as emotional effects of the disease and treatments. There is even advice on issues such as making the decision about when (or whether) to return to work. The last chapter includes recommendations from other bladder cancer patients about sharing concerns with family and friends, talking with doctors, and dealing with the stresses of life during and after cancer.
The book is well-organized and very user friendly. Patients who may already have gone through some of the treatments and procedures discussed, prior to reading the book, will find it helpful in understanding and validating what they have already experienced. Newly diagnosed patients will find it informative and reassuring. Whether you read this book from cover to cover, or pick out only information you feel the need to read at a particular time, you will find this a valuable resource.


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New Car Review
1998 Volvo S70
by Aaron Cooper
SEE ALSO: Volvo Buyer's Guide
The new for �98 Volvo S70 represents a new model line for the traditional Volvo lineup. Placed at a similar entry price level of the 850, the s70 offers a more refined ride, but lacks the aggressive handling of the 850 sedan.
From the outside, the overall boxiness of the s70 will confirm that this car is still a Volvo. The sharp edges usually associated with Volvo�s have been hushed with rounded curves, although general shape is far from sleek. To the untrained eye, this car will seem indistinguishable from it�s 850 brethren. Upon close inspection of the outer weather seals in the s70 will leave even the most demanding critic impressed with the quality Volvo has achieved. The seams of the Volvo s70 are perfect.
The standard engine is a 168-hp inline 5-cylinder. At idle, this engine seems exceptionally smooth and vibration free. Under hard acceleration however, the engine growls with unrefined assertiveness, and vibration begins for creep through the driver�s pedal. These small problems can be easily overlooked considering this engine�s reputation for reliability and it�s wonderfully linear power curve. Around 5000rpm all 168 horses come alive with no surprises. This automatic transmission is one of the best I�ve ever used. Shifts occur as if they read the driver�s mind, and they do it seamlessly. This transmission also offers different modes for economy sport and winter modes. The steering was a little too tight for ideal city driving, but on the highway this translates to rock-solid in-line stability.
The interior is absolutely beautiful. The high quality neutral-gray plastic perfectly accents the text on the pushbuttons. Every part of this interior has a feel of high quality. Even the shift knob has such a precise feel that one would think it was engineered but a Swiss watchmaker. One notable exception is the clear plastic in front of the dash. While the sun is at its noon position, the glare on this plastic make it nearly impossible to see the large dials hidden beneath it.
The standard cloth seats are extremely supportive and comfortable. The same can be said for the ride of the s70. The suspension soaks up both large bumps along with pavement ripples with aplomb. Acceleration is adequate compared to other cars in this price range.
Along with being as excellent car at a good price, the Volvo�s main selling point is its safety features. Keeping Volvo�s traditionally safe chassis and space frame, the s70 also has dual airbags, side airbags, and antilock brakes.
Immediately after driving the Volvo s70, I hopped in a Saab 900 2.5. This cemented my opinion that Volvo has a clear winner on their hands. The s70 was more solid, had a smoother ride, was larger, and quieter than the Saab. Given the choice between these two cars, the Volvo is clearly the winner.
Prices for the S70 start around $28,000. For those who want a little more luxury, the S90 offers a 189-hp 6 cylinder and all the luxury extra�s for $35,000. Both these cars offer exceptionally engineering at a competitive price.


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I have had 2 of these: http://www.hannainst.com/usa/prods2.cfm?id=031003&ProdCode=HI 98128 although it was 0.01 accuracy when I got it. The first lasted several years. The second only lasted 1-2 years, but I didn't store it in the storage solution.Now I have a Milwaukee.Get the calibrating solution in 16 oz bottles from your local science supply store.
I just posted some similar questions in the equipment section, but I'll repeat them here....I'm looking at a Milwaukee pH51 at the LHBS. According to Kai's buyers guide, I should be looking for an accuracy of .01ish. If I read this correctly (http://www.milwaukeetesters.com/pdf/pH51.pdf), the pH 51 is only .1? All I'm really interested in is mash pH, and Kai's writeup implies that might be OK for that that purpose. Anybody used this model?
Denny, the resolution and variance for that model are both 0.1 pH. I don't really see where a resolution to a hundredth in homebrewing would help any more than a tenth. But, always nice to have.
Quote from: euge on February 16, 2010, 10:58:30 am Denny, the resolution and variance for that model are both 0.1 pH. I don't really see where a resolution to a hundredth in homebrewing would help any more than a tenth. But, always nice to have. If you're just looking to check mash pH and maybe also boil pH an accuracy of +/- 0.1 should be fine. If you have greater resolution you can also use it to check your beer pH and detect if you have problems with autolysis for example. That causes an unusually high rise in beer pH after fermentation. I never noticed anything dramatic but I thought of it when I opted for higher precision model. I also needed better precision to do the mash pH experiments I did. Kai
However the Colorphast has a "narrow range" http://www.sanitationtools.com/products.asp?category=72&attriberror=true&Product=1391 which should be better.
We brew anywhere from 1-4 batches a month of various styles. Although the intent was to test the darker beers, I'll probably use them for all beers just because I can. Do I need to calibrate the meter before each batch, or is it more of a once every x months sort of thing?
I understand that I need to store it in a 4.01 solution or bottled water to keep the probes wet. The ph56 comes with cap over the probes. Is this something that I should fill with the solution, or should I get a small beaker and leave the probe in there?
Based on my brewing frequency noted above, should I buy bottles of calibration solution or packets? Packets seem more convenient since I can grab a 4.01 and a 7.01 and be set for the day, but bottles are probably cheaper in the long run. I am worried about spoilage since the solutions are dated. Does the solution degrade with exposure or time?
I calibrate every day of use because, why not?


text: Hi, Am 21.12.2009 um 10:54 schrieb Hearns, John: > Option 1. Create 2 separate internal networks. In wiring drawings for > clusters, I often see one administrative network and one for > computations (mpi, and so forth). first a matter of definition: what's "administrative network"? Just the option to ssh to a node & SGE, or to have access to some facitility of a dedicated service processor like "Lights Out" management? In the former case, I would do it the other way round: use the primary one for ssh, SGE and MPI, and the second one for NFS. Simply because then there is no need to alter the generated list of hosts (ssh to the nodes is in my case only for admin staff anyway), and SGE's is communication to the nodes is not so high (When local spool directories on the nodes are used, there is no further communication needed to store this informaton. Otherwise it will go via NFS to the central spool directory, but this would be the second network then.) With some MPI implementations it can be tricky (but possible) to force them to use the secondary interface, especially for both directions. In MPICH(1) (old, but sometimes still used) also the environment variable MPI_HOST must be set to have the name of the secondary interface. Well, you need a second (or third) network for the headnode then: one for NFS and maybe one for going to the outside world (this way all internal traffic can use private addresses and are invisible from the outside). == If the administrative network is "Lights Out" management, I would look for a switch with less performance laying around. If your servers have it built-in, I would use it. If you have enough ports on the switches, you can also connect it to the first network from above. -- Reuti > Paul, definitely recommend option 1. > Use the second switch for MPI traffic. > > The way you achieve this is to use your batch scheduling system and > run > a script > which takes the machines list provided by the batch system and > translates it into one > which is fed to to the mpirun utility, ie the hostnames are turned > into > something like > hostname-eth1 > > The contents of this email are confidential and for the exclusive > use of the intended recipient. If you receive this email in error > you should not copy it, retransmit it, use it or disclose its > contents but should return it to the sender immediately and delete > your copy. > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin > Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf